Online story: "Raul Castro said, "I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it." -- Hmmm, "to perfect socialism"? Let's see, Cuba's GDP per person is less than $10,000.00. On the other hand, the USA's GDP per person is almost $50,000, and that includes 1-in-6 persons on food stamps that would qualify as wealthy in Cuba. That's perfection, alright...

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Online headline: "Afghan President Orders US Troops To Leave" -- Yeah, right. Remember about 50 years ago when a disaster hit southeast Asia... and the US Department of State announced we were sending 7 huge cargo ships of rice to help? Well, Russia quickly sent in a small ship of rice in a few days ahead of us, and told the people, that 'more is on the way'. Guess who the distraught wanted to thank when the US shipment arrived?

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Hmmm, "Django Unchained" got an Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay". Some screen play.. looks like the writer stole the action from Chicago street warfare, and the script from various rappers.

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Chrisopher Waltz, playing Dr King Schultz, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for setting up lines like this in "Django Unchained":

"Dr. King Schultz: How do you like the bounty-hunting business?

Django: Kill white people and get paid for it? What's not to like?" -- Wow, I can't wait to buy the DVD so I can gather my children and grandchildren in front of then TV for a family night movie event. Of course, I could save $20 bucks or so by waitinhg until next month and watch it on the "ABC Family" channel.

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From the "another myth shot down" department - Online headline: "Police Name Prime Suspect In Vegas Strip Shooting" -- There's no truth in the saying, 'What's goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas".

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As far as charging people $1.00 per hour to park downtown, how about doing it only after 6:00 PM so the extra cost of policing will be paid for.

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Very low-info liberal's L-E "soundoff": "Why are Republicans pushing the sequester to cut 1 million jobs and tank the economy again, rather than reduce defense spending and close tax loopholes? " -- And to think I had to take time out of my day to get to the polls to make sure I offset this lib's vote. No wonder conservative voters get discouraged from wanting to go to the voting sites.

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Another very low-info liberal L-E "soundoff": "Middle-class taxes increased because Republicans raised taxes to $450,000 a year, rather than $250,000 a year as proposed by Obama. When the rich get additional tax cuts and loopholes, the middle class pays more." -- I sure hope this is the same lib as above, because I can only offset 1 lib per election!

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L-E story: "Fort Service Learning Magnet Academy will host a Black History Month Celebration from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday. The event will honor African-American male role models who are prominent educators in our community." -- Wouldn't highlighting role models of all races/genders be a better standard to demonstrate to children of all races? This segregationist attitude is a throwback to 50+ years ago.

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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — One of the key players in a special Democratic congressional primary Tuesday in Chicago is from New York. * That city’s mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, is using his vast wealth to challenge a candidate running on a gun rights platform in the first election since the school shooting in New-town, Conn. It’s part of his crusade to be a political counterweight to the National Rifle Association." -- Here is the perfect argument against people being allowed to donate to candidates they cannot actually vote 'for (or against for that matter) in an election.

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L-E headline/story: "Savannah’s iconic bridge may swap Talmadge name for one more generic * Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson told the Savannah Morning News that she favors getting Talmadge’s name off the bridge, which she always calls “the new bridge.” * “I’ve never referred to it as the Talmadge Bridge because that’s an insult to the African-American community. I came up through the civil rights era, and I know how we were referred to by Talmadge.” -- What's that old saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"? Well, until people learn to 'get over' things, they'll never be able to 'move forward". As far as Talmadge is concerned, I don't think many whites actually liked him, he controlled by fear of what people thought he was capable of doing. Ttying to eradicate his name actually revives his name.